Going Beyond The Marginalized - A Study With A Specific Reference To Indian Women In Epic Context

This paper examines the changing role of Indian Women in the Global context keeping in view women in the epic context with due emphasis given to the image of women, in social and literary context, her struggle to break out of the marginalized identity. The paper also concentrates on the perspective of women in the patriarchal context and breaking away from the docile, feminine image thrust by the patriarchal order. Her defeat and affronts her triumph and success, her endeavors and failures form the thrust area of the paper.